Primulina yulinensis Ying Qin & Yan Liu
in Qin, Ye, Xu & Liu, 2020.
Taiwania. 65(1)
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Abstract
Primulina yulinensis sp. nov. (Gesneriaceae), a new species from the limestone area in Guangxi, China is here described and illustrated. P. yulinensis is similar to P. hezhouensis (W. H. Wu & W. B. Xu) W. B. Xu & K. F. Chung, but it differs from the latter by its smaller and margin lobed leaves, long pedicel, larger flower and 2-lipped limb.
Keyword: China, Chiritopsis, Gesneriaceae, new species, Primulina yulinensis
Fig. 1. Primulina yulinensis A: Flowering habit. B: Flower in side view. C: Opened corolla. D: Flower in top view. E: Flower in face view. F: Pistil and disc. G: Capsule. H: Calyx. I: Bract. |
Primulina yulinensis Ying Qin & Yan Liu, sp. nov.
Primulina yulinensis is similar to P. hezhouensis (W.
H. Wu & W. B. Xu) W. B. Xu & K. F. Chung, but it
differs from the latter by its leaves 3.3–7 × 2.8–7.7 cm,
margin lobed (vs. 7–13 × 6–12 cm, margin deeply lobed),
pedicel 0.5–2 cm long (vs. 1–3 mm long), corolla ca. 1
cm long, corolla tube ca. 6.4 mm long, ca. 4.8 mm in
diameter (corolla 3–5 mm long, corolla tube 3–4 mm
long, ca. 2.5 mm in diameter), limb 2-lipped (vs.
indistinctly 2-lipped).
Etymology: The specific epithet is derived from
Yulin city, Guangxi, China.
Ying Qin, Xiao-Xia Ye, Wei-Bin Xu and Yan Liu. 2020. Primulina yulinensis, A New Species of Gesneriaceae from Guangxi, China. Taiwania. 65(1); 5-9. DOI: 10.6165/tai.2020.65.5